KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency) sponsored the 2020 NATPE Streaming Conference in September, and hosted a virtual panel about the growth of Korean Content in the USA. The panel was hosted by Kymber Lim (CEO/Producer, MAJYK Studios), and included panelists Justine McKay (Product Marketing Manager at the Korea Content Platform, Inc.), Erik Barmack (Founder, Wild Sheep Content), & Craig Pletis (President, Smart Dog Media).
Home Alone
Home Alone is a reality show that captures the everyday lives of your favorite celebrities in the most intimate setting, their homes. The show invites viewers to closely observe how celebrities actually live during their downtime when not performing on stage or acting on set. With Jun Hyun Moo, Park Na Rae, Han Hye Jin, and Lee Si Eon as the hosts, they observe the lives of their weekly celebrity guests, including actors and actresses, models, athletes, and comedians. Each episode has the hosts comment on their guest’s daily life which they have recorded in a “Big Brother” style format for everyone to view. No matter the gender, lifestyle, or personality, each celebrity has one thing in common – they all live alone!
Show Music Core
Since it’s inception in 2005, Show! Music Core is a music show that strives to be unique. Each week, a variety of artists perform, while viewers can listen, see, and experience the best that K-Pop has to offer. Cha Eun Woo and Xi Yeon introduce the top artists of the week, and viewers vote on their 3 favorite songs. Sing and dance along with your favorites and see which artists and songs will win the most popular song of the week.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
What else could there be to life other than barbells and heavy weights? Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) is a weightlifting phenom who has only focused on barbells her entire life while growing up with her single father, Kim Chang Gul (Ahn Gil Kang), a former weightlifter. However, Kim Bok-joo’s world is turned upside down when she starts to realize that there’s a little more to life than just lifting weights and starts to begrudgingly develop a love interest in Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk). A boy she considers a distraction in her journey to receiving a gold medal.
Running Man
Running Man is a reality-competition show with a fixed cast starring Yu Jae Seok, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, Jee Seok Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo, Jeon So Min, and Yang Se Chan. On special occasions they host celebrity guests such as BTS or even American actors such as Ryan Reynolds. In each episode, they must all complete a series of missions to win and be rewarded. Missions can range from simple games like the Egg and Spoon Race, Telephone, or more elaborate ones like, Capture the Flag inside an entire department store or even compete in Olympic style sports. Sometimes they work as a team and cooperate to reach a common goal. Other times they betray each other throughout the competition in order to win all the honor and glory for themselves. Each mission is action-packed and hilarious as each member tries to beat each other using their wits and skills. Each week is filled with fun that includes trust and betrayal, knowledge and skills, physical strengths, and outrageous penalties. You will cry laughing from all of their crazy antics!
Music Bank K-Chart
Music Bank K-Chart is KBS’s longest running music show and features the top 50 songs of the week. Every episode is a concert from all the popular artists of the week, and you can watch it all from the comforts of your home. From newly debuted rookies, artists comebacks, indie bands, globally recognized idol groups, and much more, there is something to satisfy all your K-pop needs. With eye-catching performances and beautiful melodies that will echo in your heart, this concert showcase will even attract the K-pop novice. Tune-in every week to see which artist and song will win the most popular song of the week.
VIP
Enter a world rarely seen. Serving Korea’s most exclusive VIPs, Jung-sun (Jang Na Ra) is the deputy head of the luxury Seongwun Department Store. She runs the company with her husband, Sung Jun (Lee Sang Yun), who helps her manage their team of assistants. No one recognizes Jung Sun’s internal struggle to be loved by her husband, coworkers and clients, all stemming from her abandonment issues with her mother and stepmother. Sung Jun has always been the one person that she can count on, until one day Jung Sun receives an anonymous text, and discovers Sung Jun is cheating on her with someone on their team.
The King of Mask Singer
The King of Mask Singer is the popular South Korean singing competition show, where contestants wear masks to hide their identity. The purpose of the mask is to dispel the prejudice that people often have of singers. Every week, the judges and the audience must vote for who will become the next King of Mask Singer. The show’s global recognition has even been adapted by FOX as, “The Masked Singer”, and has also been adapted around the world.
SBS Inkigayo
Since its inception in 2000, SBS Inkigayo has been a weekend music show which introduces viewers to Korea’s most popular artists. Every Sunday, famous artists as well as up and coming talent perform in front of a live audience. In order to get a better understanding of the music, the hosts interview their guests to showcase the songs from their recent singles and albums. Inkigayo also highlights each week’s trending songs and ends each episode by awarding the most popular artist. Tune-in to see who is the winner of the week, and enjoy the most popular K-Pop songs.
The Fiery Priest
The best drama & most viewed drama of 2019! People commit a variety of ugly crimes these days. However, they are often forgiven by going to mass and attending confession. They believe that they can repent just by having faith. But the truth is that people seem to have the same passion for confession as they do for repeating their sins over and over again without remorse. These people only atone for their evil deeds just so they can sleep at night. Well, the day of reckoning has finally come! Kim Hae-Il, aka “Father Michael” (Kim Nam Gil) has taken matters into his own hands by teaming up with a detective (Kim Sung Kyun) and prosecutor (Lee Ha Nee) to bring justice to those who have committed crimes as well as solve the mysterious death of an elderly priest.